I am outraged by the latest move from the Ohio GOP, John.
To defeat November’s abortion referendum, the GOP is pushing to hold an August special election to increase the threshold for constitutional amendments.
This comes just months after Governor DeWine did away with special elections for being a waste of resources. Yet, now that an abortion rights amendment will go to voters in November, they’re trying to bring special elections back to defeat the majority they know pro-choice advocates have.
This move is so blatantly anti-democratic and hypocritical that a bipartisan group of former Ohio governors, including John Kasich, Bob Taft, Dick Celeste, Ted Strickland, and more, has united against raising the constitutional threshold.
The GOP’s underhanded tactics aren’t fooling anyone. This is only further evidence that Congress urgently needs to pass the Women's Health Protection Act. But to do this, John, we need to take back the House and elect enough pro-choice leaders to protect abortion rights federally.
As a Cuyahoga County Council member and Chairwoman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Shontel Brown has spent the last decade serving the people of Ohio and building coalitions. Now, as the Congresswoman for Ohio’s 11th District, she will fight for affordable quality health care, jobs that pay fair wages, a strong public education system, and equity and justice for all. Will you join her and be the change we need?
